Kamworor stunned! Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei claims gold in Denmark
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei (left), Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor (centre) and Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo (right) compete during the men's 10km race in the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark on March 30, 2019.
What you need to know:
- Kamworor was bidding for a third straight title.
- Uganda's Cheptegei oon followed by compatriot Kiplimo.
- This was Uganda's first ever individual senior gold medal at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei put behind the 2017 heartbreak in Kampala to snatch the World Cross Country Championships men's 10km title from Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor on Saturday in Aarhus, Denmark.
Having learnt his lesson in 2017 Kampala where he broke early, Cheptegei let fellow countryman Jacob Kiplimo do the donkey work from the front, and waited just before midway the last lap to break.
Cheptegei, the Commonwealth 10,000m and 5,000m champion, cleared easily the last steep hill with Kiplimo in pursuit to win in 31 minutes and 40 seconds.
In 2017 Kampala, Cheptegei led the race till midway in the last lap before going out of strength to finish a distant 30th.
Kiplimo, 18, managed to hold off Kamworor to take silver in 31:44 as the Kenyan - who won in 2015 Guiyang, China and 2017 Kampala, Uganda - settled for bronze in 31:55.
